Hay-stacking device.



No. 653,758. Patented July l7, 1900i L. STUBBLEFIELD.

HAY STACKING DEVICE.

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UNITED STATES 1. ATENT tries.

IJEVI STUBBLEFIELD, OF ECHO, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF. ONE-HALF T6 AUSTIN GALE, OF SAME PLACE.

HAY-STACKING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 653,758, dated July 17, 1900.

Application filed March 20, 1900. Serial No. 9,396; (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI STUBBLEFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Echo, in the county of Umatilla and State of Oregon, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Hay-Stacking Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hay-stackers of that class designed to be portable and to be anchored or secured temporarily by the side of the wagon and the hay stacked thereby.

It has for its objects, among others, to provide a simple and cheap yet strong and efficient device of this character that can be readily folded into small compass for the pn rpose of transportation and quickly set up in any desired position.

The main standard is revoluble in its support and is carried by a trunnion or shaft that is mounted to turn in bearings, so that the whole may be turned down when desired. The boom is carried by this revoluble standard, so that the hay maybe swung around to any desired position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure l is an elevation of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a view at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in plan taken on the line indicated by 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. at is an enlarged detail, partly in section, showing the manner of supporting the standard.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views. I

Referring now to the details of the draw ings by letter, A designates the base portion, which is preferably of substantially the form shown, consisting of the longitudinal timbers made substantially in the form of a sled, so the device can 7 be easily drawn over the ground, and the cross-timbers secured thereto in any suitable manner to make a strong yet light framework to support the working parts.

In the longitudinal timbers a is journaled the trunnion or cross-shaft B, suitable boxes I) being provided, as seen best in Figs. 2 and 3, the construction being such that the standard may be turned down, the shaft or trunnion rocking in its bearings, as will be hereinafter made clear.

0 is the standard. It is of any suitable material and of any desired height and is mounted in the cross-shaft or trunnion so as to revolve therein. In Fig. 4; I haveshown one convenient way of supporting this standard, in which View the standard is shown as provided with a plate D upon its lower end,whichplate carries a vertically-depending stud or. rod E, which is passed through a corresponding opening in the trunnion or shaft B, as seen in said Fig. 4, and through a hole in a wear-plate F on the under side of said shaft and there receives a nut G. A wear-plate H is provided upon the upper side of the shaft, and between the two plates D and H are disposed the balls 1, working in annular grooves in the two plates to constitute a runway therefor. This secures ease of movement of the standard and provides a ball -bearing therefor.

J is a boom on the standard and vertically adjustable thereon by means of the set-screws K. This boom may be of any desired length, and in its outer end is journaled a pulley L, over which runs the rope M, carrying at its lower end the hay-fork N, and after extending upward and over a pulley O, journaled in the top of the standard,this rope passes downward and beneath a pulley P, held to the base or framework by suitable pivoted connection Q, and the rope is then run horizontally to be operated in the usual manner. The outer end of the boom is stayed by means of the stay R, which, as seen in Fig. 1, has one end attached to the top of the standard and its 100 other end connected in any suitable manner with the outer end of the boom. Any other suitable form of connection, however, may be employed.

S indicates braces arranged as shown that is, one at each corner of the base-their lower ends resting upon the base at the corners, while their upper ends are secured to a metallic band S that encircles the standard and in which the said standard revolves by means of the hinges T, formed of strap-leather or otherwise, as shown, so that the said braces may be folded against the standard when desired. When the device is set up in position for use, the braces are swung into position as shown, and their ends resting upon the base serve to keep the standard rigid but when it is desired to place the device in its folded or collapsed condition the feet of the braces are swung away from the base, and then they can be folded against the standard and together with the latter turned down parallel with the base, as will be readily understood.

The device is designed to be anchored in position by the chains U, which are attached to the base in any suitable manner and designed to engage stakes V, driven into the ground, as seen best in Fig. 1. Suitable blocks W are designed to be driven under the base, as indicated in Fig. 1, to tighten the anchors and to hold the device firmly against any possibility of being upset when in use. These blocks serve,further, to tilt the device, so that the top of the standard is tilted or inclined in such a manner that the boom will turn on the standard of its own accord, thus making practically a self-operating machine.

It will thus be seen'that I have provideda very simple and cheap device that can be readily set up in any desired position and easily collapsed to be folded into small compass when not in use, and by reason of the inclination given the standard when in use the loaded fork will swing around of its own accord, thus requiring no labor on the part of the attendant.

What I claim as new is- 1. A hay-stacking device consisting of a frame, a trunnion journaled in the sides of said frame, a standard having a plate on its lower end with a depending stud j ournaled in said trunnion, a band encircling said standard having braces hinged thereto and lower ends adapted to rest on said frame, a boom having its inner end vertically adjustable on said standard, and a hoisting-cable passing over pulleys journaled in said boom and standard, as set forth.

2. A hay-stacking device consistingwf a frame, a trunnion journaled therein, a standard having a plate on its lower end with a depending stud journaled in said trunnion and having a clamping-nut on its lower end, a band encircling said standard having braces hinged thereto and lowerends adapted to rest on said frame, a boom having its inner end vertically adjustable on said standard and a hoisting-cable passing over pulleys jou rnaled in said boom and standard, substantially as specified.

3. A hay-stacking device consisting of a frame, a trunnion journaled therein, 'a'standard having a plate on its lower end with a depending stud journaled in said trunnion and a band encircling the standard and having braces hinged thereto and lower ends adapted to rest on said frame, a boom having its inner end vertically adjustable on said standard, a hoisting-cable passed over pulleys journale'd in the boom and standard, anchors and means for tightening said anchors and tilting the standard, as and for the purpose specified.

4. The hay-stacking device described, con-' sisting of a base, a standard revolubly mounted thereon, a cross-shaft mounted to rock in the base and carrying the standard, ball-bearings for the standard, braces hinged to the ring through which the standard revolves,

anchors and means for tightening said an chors and tilting the standard, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI STUBBLEFIELD.

Witnesses:

L. B. WELLS, ROBERT CRIOE. 

